The Beavers are making their first trip to Omaha since 2007, after beating Kansas
State in the elimination game of the Corvallis Super Regional. Mississippi State
is also returning to Omaha for the first time since 2007, as they took
down Virginia in a two-game sweep in the super regional.

Here's a look at the Beavers and Bulldogs as Saturday's matchup nears:

For Oregon State catcher Jake Rodriguez, College World Series was meant to happen -- Jason Quick, The Oregonian: When the final out landed in Danny Hayes' glove at 10:31 p.m., the Oregon
State baseball team had clinched a berth to the College World Series. So
they jumped. They yelled. They cheered and they hugged.And right then, catcher Jake Rodriguez knew June 10 would no longer carry the pall of his father’s death.

Beavers packing for Omaha after 4-3 victory over Wildcats -- Kevin Hampton, Corvallis Gazette-Times: With
a trip to the College World Series on the line, was there any question
this one was going to the wire? OSU’s destination was still in doubt as
it headed into the bottom of the ninth. Matt Boyd stepped in and shut
down the Wildcats for the win and the Beavers swarmed the middle of the
infield.

Mississippi State coach finally finds way back to Omaha -- Michael Bonner, Clarion Ledger: Prior to Mississippi State’s berth this year, the closest the MSU coach
came to returning to Omaha was in 2011. But Florida dealt its former
assistant another blow to the gut, taking two of three games from the
Bulldogs in the super regionals.

The Hoosiers will be making their first-ever trip to the College World
Series, thanks to an upset of No. 7 seed Florida State in a super
regional sweep in Tallahassee. The Cardinals also will be appearing in
Omaha coming off an upset victory, as they knocked off powerhouse
Vanderbilt, the No. 2 seed, in their super regional matchup.

Here's a look at the Hoosiers and Cardinals leading up to Saturday evening's game:

IU's College World Series opponent Louisville 'embarrassed' Hoosiers in years past, but not this season -- Michael Pointer, IndyStar: Indiana is 11-11 against Louisville, but went just 1-5 during the
previous three seasons. The Cardinals’ two victories in 2012 were by a
combined score of 34-8. This
year, IU won the first two games and nearly won the third at Louisville
before the Cardinals tied it with two unearned runs in the seventh and
scored the winner in the ninth, sending IU to a 4-3 loss. By that time,
IU was ranked 14th nationally and Louisville was 10th.

Louisville baseball heads to Omaha for College World Series -- Tim Sullivan, Louisville Courier-Journal: Dan McDonnell’s baseball team advanced to the College World Series on Sunday with a tense 2-1 victory that completed a two-game sweep of
vaunted Vanderbilt. In the wake of U of L’s Sugar Bowl championship, its
NCAA men’s basketball title, and a runner-up finish by its women’s
basketball team, this latest achievement qualifies as both momentous and
slightly monotonous.